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Game #2855

Tuesday, 21 September 1965

Attendance: 9,858

Won

League Cup 2nd Round

2nd Round

Swansea City

WWLWW

Vetch Field

Villa beat Swansea in the League Cup at Vetch Field in another thriller.

Swansea Town

2-3

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Willie Hamilton | 46' |

KEY MAN

Phil Woosnam, scored a brace to help Villa see off third division Swansea, Tuesday, 21 September 1965.

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MATCH TIMELINE

12’ Player leaves field of play, Swansea Town), Hughes
34’ Goal, 0-1, (Swansea Town), Ivor Allchurch
45’+ Goal, 1-1, Johnny MacLeod
HT Swansea Town 1-1 Aston Villa
46’ Goal, 2-1, Phil Woosnam, Assist by Willie Hamilton
Goal, 2-2, (Swansea Town), Todd
Goal, 3-2, Phil Woosnam
FT Swansea Town 2-3 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Dick Taylor's Villa make it consecutive wins and a fifth victory in six as they beat division three side Swansea in the League Cup.

Aston Villa

Swansea City

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY

Swansea City

Previous 5 vs. Swansea: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Tuesday, 21 September 1965

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Dick Taylor |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-2 |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

CARDS

Villa

Swansea City

All the matches refereed by:

TEAM NEWS

Dick Taylor names the same line up for the fifth consecutive game.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.61 |

Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 32.77 |

Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 19.00 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Dick Taylor

Aston Villa

GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Dave Pountney |
M Mike Tindall |
M Bobby Park |
W Johnny MacLeod |
CF Tony Hateley |
F Willie Hamilton |
F Phil Woosnam |

Swansea City

Black, Evans, Ward, Purcell, Johnson, Jones, Humphries, Allchurch (g), Todd (g), Hughes, McLaughlin.

Manager: Glyn Davies.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

Substitutions not permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Reported

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

*Birmingham Daily Post*
Wednesday, 22 September 1965